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[Q] Worth rooting now or waiting.

Hello all, I am new to the world of rooting, and even Android (came from an iPhone). I am just wondering is it worth going through all the trouble to create a Goldcard, and restoring stock radios, etc, just to get the Root now OR if I waited would a simpler method come along in the coming weeks. I'm just wanting some input and information from you guys. Thank You.

Heartbreak said:
Hello all, I am new to the world of rooting, and even Android (came from an iPhone). I am just wondering is it worth going through all the trouble to create a Goldcard, and restoring stock radios, etc, just to get the Root now OR if I waited would a simpler method come along in the coming weeks. I'm just wanting some input and information from you guys. Thank You.
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Well to answer your question you have to decide what you really want out of your phone. If you want wireless tether with paying for it or you just like to customize then rooting is for you right now. If you just want to get into rooting and have some fun with your phone then you should probably wait for a one click root. I can tell you from experience that this is not the easiest root method. That being said I have rooted several different devices and flashed a number of different roms. Rooting is fun for me. If you mess up there are a bunch of people here to help.
The Inspire 4g doesn't really have alot of roms to flash right now anyway. Well best of luck.

I am waiting on rooting. only things i need it for are wifi tethering and the upload speeds. currently i can make do with pda.net since its free for 30 days and there are sites you can download the .apk files (wont mention here cause that may be a breach of the forums TOS) so i have 30 days till i will root or not. in that time the xda community can do a LOT! i am very happy with my phone the way it is right now with bloatware and what not. I would grab a copy of the stock ROM and keep in touch on the forums as far as latest developments. honestly it cant hurt you to wait

Yeah, I am mainly wanting to just be able to sideload apps, WiFi tether, upload speeds that kind of thing. What do you guys think that the average wait time for a one click root will be? I also REALLY want to get rid of all the bloatware.

Heartbreak said:
Yeah, I am mainly wanting to just be able to sideload apps, WiFi tether, upload speeds that kind of thing. What do you guys think that the average wait time for a one click root will be? I also REALLY want to get rid of all the bloatware.
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from what i've been reading on this forum, you can sideload without root. also, it seems a few people are having some success with removing bloat without root as well. i would recommend reading some of the other threads, there's a lot of good info.

Heartbreak said:
Yeah, I am mainly wanting to just be able to sideload apps, WiFi tether, upload speeds that kind of thing. What do you guys think that the average wait time for a one click root will be? I also REALLY want to get rid of all the bloatware.
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Normally it takes about a month or two to get a one click. By that time there will be a lot of roms out. If you just want to side load download the side load wonder machine. search for it here on xda.

Heartbreak said:
Yeah, I am mainly wanting to just be able to sideload apps, WiFi tether, upload speeds that kind of thing. What do you guys think that the average wait time for a one click root will be? I also REALLY want to get rid of all the bloatware.
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Sideload Wonder Machine.. and it works. i had a little problem not recognizing my phone untill i unplugged it and replugged it back in. no problems after that.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=943174

I was going to try Sideload, I have only used the Mac client, please tell me the Windows client is more streamlined?
Sent from my Inspire 4G.

moving thread to general section...not about development

I plan to wait. 1. Because im lazy. 2. Because i dont NEED root right now. I plan on just removing bloat and such and if anything flashing CM7 if it becomes compatible once htc releases source stuff

I am new to rooting, what is a Gold card? Thanks!

Heartbreak said:
Yeah, I am mainly wanting to just be able to sideload apps, WiFi tether, upload speeds that kind of thing. What do you guys think that the average wait time for a one click root will be? I also REALLY want to get rid of all the bloatware.
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Well considering that the latest ROM for the Desire HD has been out quite a while and there is still no one click root available for it makes me think that it may be a while.

Rican2008 said:
I am new to rooting, what is a Gold card? Thanks!
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A gold card is a specially formatted SD card that will allow an HTC device to be flashed with an unbranded ROMs instead of only accepting branded ROMs developed for the specific carriers.

Adding rooted features without rooting.

Side loading
Apparently there is an update that has to be pushed to your phone from AT&T, but hardly anyone has received it yet. People in this thread are working on adding this feature without the update. This method will allow you to install non android market apps, but so far it disables your mms capability.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1111278
Free tethering/wifi hotspot
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=980591
By changing a few settings, you can have tethering/use wifi hotspot without adding a tethering plan from AT&T.
Maybe we could add future developments to this thread as they become available. I like the idea of leaving my phone stock so that it will automatically update.

Are you talking about the "silent" OTA that enables side-loading?
If so, and if by hardly anyone, you mean "hardly anyone here on XDA," it may be because they are rooted or otherwise running a custom ROM that will prevent them from getting OTA updates.
If you mean hardly anyone here on XDA that is bone stock, well, that might be true. And it also might be true that the recently discovered method of enabling sideloading will help some people, who don't mind their mms broken until some workaround fixes it.
Or they can root, and be done with it. There's nothing that will ever be OTA that I would want to get OTA anyway -- it will be available here shortly after.
The only excuse people have to not root is that it *appears* to be difficult. It really isn't. You can enjoy the same exact phone with a stock ROM, but with the added perks that rooting brings. Yes, that includes sideloading. And SIM unlock. And no more bloatware.
However, if this sideloading trick can be perfected, and it will keep people who otherwise don't have the patience to root their phones and as a result would just screw them up, causing them to further not spend the time to read and search, instead firing off 1000's of redundant "Halp Me!" posts, then that's a good thing.

ehh I would just rather use adb.... (if I was stock)

mudknot2005 said:
ehh I would just rather use adb.... (if I was stock)
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Or that. My friggin' rant post from hell was long winded enough for me to forgo mentioning much more.

mudknot2005 said:
ehh I would just rather use adb.... (if I was stock)
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Yeah, OP, you should definitely include a link to the adb method, or the Sideload Wonder Machine method.
I used SWM to install Swype weeks before I got the AT&T non market option (which was a week before I rooted).

ST3ALTHPSYCH0 said:
Yeah, OP, you should definitely include a link to the adb method, or the Sideload Wonder Machine method.
I used SWM to install Swype weeks before I got the AT&T non market option (which was a week before I rooted).
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The adb method for sideloading an app is already discussed in mudknot's stickied guide.

Supposedly there is still an update floating around for unknown sources. If I happen to get my hands on it I will post it.
That's the only reason I haven't updated the side loading part of the guide. If the update gets pushed to every phone with in the month then it would be obsolete quick. I might add it just to have the most information possible... Though I will not put this method on there, because there is no reason you should have to give something up to gain something (captivate anyone?)..

Still stock here, without the non-market update.
No issues at all using the SWM. I didn't like that whole stupid "dropbox" method mentioned. It's easier and faster to just to use "disk drive" mode to copy the apk files onto the PC.

mudknot2005 said:
Supposedly there is still an update floating around for unknown sources. If I happen to get my hands on it I will post it.
That's the only reason I haven't updated the side loading part of the guide. If the update gets pushed to every phone with in the month then it would be obsolete quick. I might add it just to have the most information possible... Though I will not put this method on there, because there is no reason you should have to give something up to gain something (captivate anyone?)..
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Absolutely agreed. Your guide should be reserved for known methods that provide the desired result without sacrificing other functionality.
I really don't see what all the excitement is about, regarding this new method. I mean, side loading has been a non-issue for rooted devices from the start, now it's *officially* a non-issue, even for bone stock devices.
This new method might have been a useful workaround for stock phones before ATT changed course on sideloading, now not so much.

Should I Root?

Please keep in mind I have never rooted a phone and have no idea how to.
Ok so I Don't know if I should root my Sensation, or just leave it as is. I know there are risks to rooting, but I hear rooting makes phone's more customizable?
So.. Please post:
-The Advantages of rooting
-The DisAdvantages
-The Risks
-For a noob like me, on a scale of 1-10 how hard will it be? 10 = Hardest
-Should I root, and why.
Thank you!

Go to google.com and type in "what is rooting android" now spend the next 30minutes-1hour reading and learning.
Sent from my Sensation using xda premium

From a scale from 1-10, I think it'd be like a 2. Its fairly simple if you read the instructions carefully.
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e

You should definitely root! It gives you complete control over your phone and customize it whatever way you want!
On a scale from 1-10, i think it'll be 2 too. Its really easy if you follow the instructions clearly.If you don't, there might be a chance of bricking your phone if you messed up somewhere badly. The chances are really slim though!
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Root gives u absolute control over your phone. Like admin rights on a windows computer. No disadvantages. Lots of advantages (read: a lot of cool programs out there that require root privileges)
The risk is not following instructions and turning your phone into an expensive paperweight. For a noob like you, if you can follow instructions, difficulty level is a 1. Likelihood of you bricking your phone is negatively correlated with your SAT score.
Sent from my HTC Sensation

Real question is:
Does the phone do what you want it to do as it is now?
If the answer is 'yes' then rooting isn't really neccessary. The ONLY reason I've rooted is to remove all the system apps I don't use. I use my own ROM which is basic and does what I want it to do

EddyOS said:
Real question is:
Does the phone do what you want it to do as it is now?
If the answer is 'yes' then rooting isn't really neccessary. The ONLY reason I've rooted is to remove all the system apps I don't use. I use my own ROM which is basic and does what I want it to do
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Prety much this ... for a noob rooting is totally useless .. many people do it to strip the phone off useless aps to make it faster ... which fact lost its point for me with new OTA release with which Sense became fast enought to prevent example me from bothering with rooting. At this moment theres no reason good enough for me to do it.
Another group of people are those who root just to be pimp and IN even if its totally worthless for them.
Different group of people are those who use root/s-off for changing/modifying/creating custom ROMs with either some sort of tweaked HTC Sense with transparency, various MODs and that kind of stuff, or totally different graphic layout (which reason i never fully understood since i bought Sensation for its Sense .. hence the HTC brand .. innit?)
So yea ask urself ... does the phone have all i need? if the answer is yes, then theres no need for rooting for you.
Thats my subjective point of view.

If you root you can customize your phone the way you like it, or atleast the ways developers make available to you. i just rooted my phone for the first time and it was way easier than i thought it was. before you flash a new rom, make sure you backup your device with titanium backup. then after its flashed, you can easily restore all your apps and data with titanium backup. the only data you really lose is your home screen apps because you have to put all your apps and widgets back on your own.

EddyOS said:
Real question is:
Does the phone do what you want it to do as it is now?
If the answer is 'yes' then rooting isn't really neccessary. The ONLY reason I've rooted is to remove all the system apps I don't use. I use my own ROM which is basic and does what I want it to do
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^^^This is THE perfect response to the question
I've not rooted and unless I need ICS and it won't come to the Sensation (to be honest, by the time you NEED ice cream sandwich the Sensation will likely be old tech) so I'll need a custom ROM, or there's some work related can't live without app that requires root, I can't see myself ever needing to do it.

I have rooted my 7 weeks old Sensation after only 3 weeks. Initially I thought I would never have to do so, but there were 2 things which made me unhappy: bloatware and the bitpool problem which causes crappy sound while listening to music over bluetooth headset. After all I flashed the device with as much as 7 separate roms and since today I'm happy with CM7 alpha 4. It's like a completely different device So I'd always say yes, but it depends on how your needs are.

You should root. Simply because there are many awesom apps in the market that required the root. With a rooted phone, you can do whatever you want.
The risk is your phone can be bricked. But i rooted many android phone but no brick to me, you should give it a try

What amazing apps are there for rooted devices? I'm thinking of rooting mine, mainly for the extra customisation options, but don't know if I can be bothered backing up all my apps and data. You have to back up sd card too don't you?
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tibuchivn said:
You should root. Simply because there are many awesom apps in the market that required the root. With a rooted phone, you can do whatever you want.
The risk is your phone can be bricked. But i rooted many android phone but no brick to me, you should give it a try
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Thx. Couldn't have said it better. No risk - no fun
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yourpassenger said:
What amazing apps are there for rooted devices? I'm thinking of rooting mine, mainly for the extra customisation options, but don't know if I can be bothered backing up all my apps and data. You have to back up sd card too don't you?
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Titanium Backup
Root Explorer
AdFree
you can even install the HTC Beats Music mod, if you want to. I've tested that and it really sounds better. I even miss that on CM7, but I love CM7 for other reasons...
I'm sure, I forgot some apps, but it's late here
Regarding backup:
I usually have Titanium Backup for my apps & apps data (important and convenient, when moving to another rom) plus a general (clockworkmod) backup of the whole phone rom prior to flashing to be able to easily go back if something goes wrong...

im not stranger to rooting as i have done all kinds of crazy crap to my vibrant, i have the sensation and im not so sure if i want to root. Its cause i hear Htc devices are alot easier to brick, and i don't wanna risk messing with the bootloader. So far its running great, wifi tether, screenshots, i don't think you really need it.

well.
i thought im not happy with my phone so i rooted.
i installed the revolution room , it looked promising but im not happy.
my phone getting super hot while playing and some time rebooting it self and dont stop reboot until i remove the battery
as someone else said if u happy with your phone just leave it.

BshadoW1 said:
well.
i thought im not happy with my phone so i rooted.
i installed the revolution room , it looked promising but im not happy.
my phone getting super hot while playing and some time rebooting it self and dont stop reboot until i remove the battery
as someone else said if u happy with your phone just leave it.
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And if you're not happy with your phone send it back for a replacement
Course now you'll have to get it back to it's original condition and un-root it to do that...

And how about spoonfeeding???
Dude... Please read, read and read some more.
What ya'll get with root.... almost all access to all the files....
Here comes the question? What ya gonna do with it?
Do you need that?.... Don't think so. Yer probably thinking of supping yer phone...
Installing different ROM.... Then... ROMs come rooted already.
What you might ask for is: Should I S-OFF my phone?
That's up to you. You lose yer warranty if S-OFF discovered, but you can do whatever you want with yer phone....
Hope I explained as simple as it comes...
Tester
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xaccers said:
And if you're not happy with your phone send it back for a replacement
Course now you'll have to get it back to it's original condition and un-root it to do that...
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Dude....
Replacement not gonna do a crap... To be honest...
If he plays games and all other 9 yards.... His battery has to be glowing!!!
JMO.
Tester

Tester30 said:
Dude....
Replacement not gonna do a crap... To be honest...
If he plays games and all other 9 yards.... His battery has to be glowing!!!
JMO.
Tester
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Mine doesn't. I've never had a reboot due to over heating, or gotten too hot to touch, and that's even with streaming music via bluetooth, downloading over 3G and using GPS. Likewise while playing graphics intensive games with online content it's got warm but not over heated.
Some handsets have suffered an over heating issue and rightly have been replaced under warranty.

You should root, really you don't know what your missing, Android Revolution is best ROM out there and root ting is vary safe.

OK I am also new to rooting.. Can anyone suggest me link on how to root my sensation.. Plus after rooting do I need to change Kernel and Radio? (Though I still don't understand both terms).
My only concern is the slow performance. The phone should run faster for a 1.2 Ghz processor...

[Q] reliable rooting service

Hey folks, Happy Friday!!!
I am going to be picking up a M8 here this weekend and wanted some suggestions on a rooting service.
All my prior phones I have taken the time to root and flash ROM’s…etc, life has just simply gotten in the way over the last few months and I have not and will not have the time to do the research to the point where I am ready to do the root myself.
Thoughts or suggestions on root services? I just want it done so I don’t have to worry about it. I saw an advertisement on one of the XDA forums when I poking around last night and now I can’t find it to save my life.
Thanks!

jesternsb said:
Hey folks, Happy Friday!!!
I am going to be picking up a M8 here this weekend and wanted some suggestions on a rooting service.
All my prior phones I have taken the time to root and flash ROM’s…etc, life has just simply gotten in the way over the last few months and I have not and will not have the time to do the research to the point where I am ready to do the root myself.
Thoughts or suggestions on root services? I just want it done so I don’t have to worry about it. I saw an advertisement on one of the XDA forums when I poking around last night and now I can’t find it to save my life.
Thanks!
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I know you said you don't want to do it yourself, but if you follow the weaksauce method, it will only take about a half hour, if that. You'll burn up that much time bringing it somewhere, or shipping it somewhere.

spotmark said:
I know you said you don't want to do it yourself, but if you follow the weaksauce method, it will only take about a half hour, if that. You'll burn up that much time bringing it somewhere, or shipping it somewhere.
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If all you want to do is root, it should take 5 minutes. Get weaksauce and run it; download SuperSU and install it; reboot. Bang goes the dynamite.

Thanks gents, its been a few years since ive educated myself on the process and ive got a little one the way so times tight. Really i'm looking to have the ability to get ride of some of the bloat ware and use wifi tethering on my unlimited data plan without paying big red for it. From what i have gathered on weaksauce its more of a temp root that is done every time the phone restarts. i know i am most likely going to spend the time doing the homework but figured i would pose the question at least. The other part i want to educate myself on is the ability to capture ota updates......i got tired of having to reset my phone everytime a new ota update come through.
Thanks again....love the forum, best one on the interwebz

jesternsb said:
Thanks gents, its been a few years since ive educated myself on the process and ive got a little one the way so times tight. Really i'm looking to have the ability to get ride of some of the bloat ware and use wifi tethering on my unlimited data plan without paying big red for it. From what i have gathered on weaksauce its more of a temp root that is done every time the phone restarts. i know i am most likely going to spend the time doing the homework but figured i would pose the question at least. The other part i want to educate myself on is the ability to capture ota updates......i got tired of having to reset my phone everytime a new ota update come through.
Thanks again....love the forum, best one on the interwebz
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As long as all you do is root, you should continue to receive OTA updates. OTA's fail when: (1) you load a custom recovery; and/or (2) you alter the \system files. Merely deactivating a file via app manager (which doesn't require root anyway) won't interfere with OTA updates. Installing the Xposed framework (which does require root) probably will.

jesternsb said:
Thanks gents, its been a few years since ive educated myself on the process and ive got a little one the way so times tight. Really i'm looking to have the ability to get ride of some of the bloat ware and use wifi tethering on my unlimited data plan without paying big red for it. From what i have gathered on weaksauce its more of a temp root that is done every time the phone restarts. i know i am most likely going to spend the time doing the homework but figured i would pose the question at least. The other part i want to educate myself on is the ability to capture ota updates......i got tired of having to reset my phone everytime a new ota update come through.
Thanks again....love the forum, best one on the interwebz
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I was also thinking about doing S-off, hence the half hour time. I would recommend that, so you will have permanent root, once you're all done.

And S-OFF is obscenely easy. Those of us who remember getting S-OFF on the Incredible, and the annoying "wire trick" required for ControlBear on the Rezound can especially appreciate an S-OFF method so easy it doesn't even wipe your internal sdcard.
My name's Harold and I'm a flashaholic....

I am thinking of getting the Verizon HTC M8 within the next 2 weeks. Has the recent updates broke the root process of WeakSauce? I don't want to waste my money if I cant root and firewater s-off it.

nprev420 said:
I am thinking of getting the Verizon HTC M8 within the next 2 weeks. Has the recent updates broke the root process of WeakSauce? I don't want to waste my money if I cant root and firewater s-off it.
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Just did mine yesterday and everything worked fine

there just is no easier way than weaksauce/firewater.... honestly, the hardest parts are getting adb setup right on the computer, and paying attention. Ive SOFF'd & rooted probably 30 of these phone now for people, ive never went to more than 3 bottles. Its super easy

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there just is no easier way than weaksauce/firewater.... honestly, the hardest parts are getting adb setup right on the computer, and paying attention. Ive SOFF'd & rooted probably 30 of these phone now for people, ive never went to more than 3 bottles. Its super easy
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I would have asked at least for a six pack each. x 30 - should be a fun weekend
Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Tapatalk

aer0zer0 said:
there just is no easier way than weaksauce/firewater.... honestly, the hardest parts are getting adb setup right on the computer, and paying attention. Ive SOFF'd & rooted probably 30 of these phone now for people, ive never went to more than 3 bottles. Its super easy
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Is Weaksauce and SU still working? I have a stock M8 with all the updates and Weaksauce will install, but SuperSU gives "Installation failed, reboot and try again"
Uninstalled, rebooted, reinstalled, same issue. Is this just my phone or is anyone else seeing this?

berndblb said:
I would have asked at least for a six pack each. x 30 - should be a fun weekend
Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Tapatalk
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ha, i usually do it while im drinking...... I just had my worst one to do, and it was my own HTC refurb i got back.... what misery
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fritzo said:
Is Weaksauce and SU still working? I have a stock M8 with all the updates and Weaksauce will install, but SuperSU gives "Installation failed, reboot and try again"
Uninstalled, rebooted, reinstalled, same issue. Is this just my phone or is anyone else seeing this?
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It worked last night for me

It's really easy actually. A lot of good people on the forums will help you .
Sent from my ViperOne M8 using XDA Premium.

Keep root or go marshmallow?

I am debating now if I shouldkeep the root or move to mmarshmallow. How smooth is marshmallow? Battery life? Does Hotspot still work?

I'd keep root.
My usb port started acting really wonky and after attempting everything I could think of, I decided to try the verizon repair assistant hoping that the 1% chance it would be a software issue. Unrooted, ran the repair assistant and next thing I know, my phone is on marshmallow, the software doesn't repair sh*t, just wipes everything, installs latest rom and then puts files back. Does not return your app data.
Anyway, long story short, my battery seems to drain quicker now, I can't deal with all the ads and I lost years of app data. Stick with root, nothing special with marshmallow.

brdsng said:
I'd keep root.
My usb port started acting really wonky and after attempting everything I could think of, I decided to try the verizon repair assistant hoping that the 1% chance it would be a software issue. Unrooted, ran the repair assistant and next thing I know, my phone is on marshmallow, the software doesn't repair sh*t, just wipes everything, installs latest rom and then puts files back. Does not return your app data.
Anyway, long story short, my battery seems to drain quicker now, I can't deal with all the ads and I lost years of app data. Stick with root, nothing special with marshmallow.
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Shoot, wish that would have been a software issue for you. Still tempted to see how marshmallow runs. My phone seems to be running slow.

I've had root on my phone's since the original Motorola droid days. Now that we haven't been able to unlock bootloader root is almost pointless that we can't install custom kernels, or true Roms. I've had more options being on marshmallow than 0C3 or 0E2. I don't use hotspot so I'm not sure if it still works but I was reading that people have been able to get it going without root. Android and Samsung pay works now that I'm not rooted. Samsung's themes work very well and canake the whole touch whiz experience bearable. All the addware that comes along with not being rooted is easily hidden. People complain about that it's still installed and using space on our phones but for me I haven't noticed them.

titos1997 said:
I've had root on my phone's since the original Motorola droid days. Now that we haven't been able to unlock bootloader root is almost pointless that we can't install custom kernels, or true Roms. I've had more options being on marshmallow than 0C3 or 0E2. I don't use hotspot so I'm not sure if it still works but I was reading that people have been able to get it going without root. Android and Samsung pay works now that I'm not rooted. Samsung's themes work very well and canake the whole touch whiz experience bearable. All the addware that comes along with not being rooted is easily hidden. People complain about that it's still installed and using space on our phones but for me I haven't noticed them.
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Do you know the best way to go back to stock? I've been on 5.0.2 OE2 rooted since the beginning but I'm wanting to move over to Marshmallow stock and get some of those apps back that don't support rooted phones.

So my big question is foxfi working on marshmallow foe the unlimited plan?

So my big question is foxfi working on marshmallow foe the unlimited plan?

serotoninzero said:
Do you know the best way to go back to stock? I've been on 5.0.2 OE2 rooted since the beginning but I'm wanting to move over to Marshmallow stock and get some of those apps back that don't support rooted phones.
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All I did was uninstall the apps which required root, then I unrooted through SU and then connected to the verizon upgrade assistant. You can also use the Samsung smart switch. Before I connected to the upgrade assistant and smart switch, but after I unrooted through SU, I rebooted my phone a few times and the custom unlock boot screen also changed to normal.
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titos1997 said:
I've had root on my phone's since the original Motorola droid days. Now that we haven't been able to unlock bootloader root is almost pointless that we can't install custom kernels, or true Roms. I've had more options being on marshmallow than 0C3 or 0E2. I don't use hotspot so I'm not sure if it still works but I was reading that people have been able to get it going without root. Android and Samsung pay works now that I'm not rooted. Samsung's themes work very well and canake the whole touch whiz experience bearable. All the addware that comes along with not being rooted is easily hidden. People complain about that it's still installed and using space on our phones but for me I haven't noticed them.
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I've been rooting since the HTC Hero days and I disagree. Although we have lost a lot with the locked bootloader, it's not pointless, root still lets you keep all of your old app data with titanium backup which I personally had stored for years. It's also great for blocking ads, being on day 4 of no root, all these ads are really annoying.
I'd love to be back on OE2!

Matlab$Brah said:
So my big question is foxfi working on marshmallow foe the unlimited plan?
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Works perfectly. I switched from OE2 to MM with no regrets. Get package disabler pro and get rid of all the bloat and it's super smooth with great battery life. The only thing I miss about not having root is I can't use better battery stats anymore. The locked bootloader and complete lack of updated ROMs was a much bigger deal to me.

serotoninzero said:
Do you know the best way to go back to stock? I've been on 5.0.2 OE2 rooted since the beginning but I'm wanting to move over to Marshmallow stock and get some of those apps back that don't support rooted phones.
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Download stock firmware from Sammobile and flash with Odin.
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serotoninzero said:
Do you know the best way to go back to stock? I've been on 5.0.2 OE2 rooted since the beginning but I'm wanting to move over to Marshmallow stock and get some of those apps back that don't support rooted phones.
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The Marshmallow Odin Tar was linked in another thread. You should be able to just flash this and factory reset through the stock recovery and be set. I haven't done this but that's the route I'll be taking when I do decide to upgrade

Matlab$Brah said:
Shoot, wish that would have been a software issue for you. Still tempted to see how marshmallow runs. My phone seems to be running slow.
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So did you ever make the move?

Yes, best decision I have made marshmallow is faster and smoother, foxfi works, and you can you samsung pay.

marshmallow good, lock screen bad
Yea, marshmallow works very good on the S6.. smooth, good battery life, looks good...but that freaking swipe screen! Having to swipe the screen just to get to your lock screen is useless and irritating and people have been asking Google to change it since lollipop. I was hoping marshmallow would be different but no
Looks like no ability to root now either

I made the jump. Best decision ever. Very polished and no more force close like 5.0.2. Can still tether with foxfi which is what I pretty much only used root for.

How is the latest update? I'm still rooted and thinking about going back to stock.